{"id":2128399,"date":"2023-12-18T18:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T23:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-chairman-censured-amid-sexual-assault-allegation\/"},"modified":"2023-12-18T18:09:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T23:09:48","slug":"florida-gop-chairman-censured-amid-sexual-assault-allegation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-gop-chairman-censured-amid-sexual-assault-allegation\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida GOP Chairman Censured Over Sexual Assault Allegation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fflorida-gop-chairman-censured-amid-sexual-assault-allegation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2128399&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Florida Party of Florida Chairman Christian Ziegler addresses \u2062attendees at the Republican \u2062Party \u2064of Florida\u2064 Freedom Summit, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla.\u2063 (AP Photo\/Phelan M. Ebenhack)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/taylor-tinsley\">Taylor Tinsley<\/a><br \/>3:00 PM \u2013 Monday, December 18, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>The \u2063Florida Republican Party has \u200bunanimously voted to\u2062 strip its chairman, Christian Ziegler, of his authority.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>GOP leadership voted to \u2062censure chairman Ziegler\u200c on Sunday.\u00a0The party also\u200c reduced Ziegler\u2019s annual $120,000 salary to $1.00.<\/p>\n<p>The vote comes amid an\u200b ongoing investigation into Ziegler over sexual assault.\u200c The allegation \u200cwas first filed in November and officials have not \u200dreleased the \u2064name of his accuser.<\/p>\n<p>According to police records, the woman had\u200c previously agreed to a\u200c sexual encounter with Ziegler and his wife,\u200d Moms For Liberty co-founder \u2064Bridget \u200bZiegler.<\/p>\n<p>On\u200d the night in question, the woman reportedly \u200bcanceled after learning that Ziegler\u2019s wife wouldn\u2019t be able to make it. She claimed Ziegler then came \u200dto her apartment alone, forced his way \u200cinside and sexually assaulted her.<\/p>\n<p>Ziegler claimed the interaction was \u200bconsensual, but State Representative \u2063Michelle Salzman (R-Fla.) \u200bsaid the party doesn\u2019t care\u200c about legalities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHe needs to resign. It was unanimous. Every single motion today was\u200d unanimously voted on. And \u200dhe\u2019s still there,\u201d Salzman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesh.com\/article\/chair-florida-gop-censured-sexual-assault\/46156747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WESH<\/a>. \u201cThis is about the black eye that it\u2019s put \u200don the party, what you\u2063 ran on to get\u2062 in\u200b this chairmanship, and how you can\u2019t\u2062 focus on \u2064us as a party because you\u2019re focused on fighting a criminal investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ziegler has refused to \u200cstep \u2062down despite several calls for his resignation, including\u2063 from\u200c Governor Ron \u200cDeSantis (R-Fla.), \u2064Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)\u2062 and Senator Rick \u200dScott (R-Fla.).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t see how\u200d he can continue with that investigation ongoing given\u2064 the gravity\u2063 of those situations, \u2064so I\u200c think he should step\u200c aside,\u201d Governor DeSantis said. \u201cWe\u2062 just can\u2019t have a party chair \u2062that \u2063is under that type of \u2064scrutiny.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts \u2064directly\u2064 to your inbox for \u2063free.\u2063 Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u2063\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Former National Security\u200c Council Special Advisor\u2063 Kash Patel \u2063tells\u2062 One America News that President Joe Biden\u2019s foreign policy is\u2064 making it dangerous for Americans to \u2063travel outside the country.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There \u2064are \u200beight\u200c American\u200c hostages \u200bstill in the grasp of Hamas terrorists. \u200bWhile President Joe Biden met with members of their\u200c families this week, the\u2062 U.S. is no closer to\u200b bringing them home\u200b safely.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There seems to be a war on cattle in D.C. From the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wheres-the-beef-in-washington-d-c\/\" title=\"Where's the beef in D.C.?\">supposed climate crisis linked<\/a> to the production of beef, to congress taking a second look\u2062 at whole milk\u2019s\u200b place in school \u2064cafeterias.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Sean Whalen<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple said it would pause sales\u200d of the \u200csmartwatches as it \u2063deals with a patent dispute over\u2062 the technology that enables the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-top-dei-manager-scams-facebook-out-of-millions\/\" title=\"Ex-DEI Manager Swindles Facebook for Millions\">blood oxygen feature<\/a> on the devices.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The SEC denied \u2064a petition by the country\u2019s largest crypto exchange \u200dCoinbase Global asking the agency to \u200dcreate \u2063new\u200d rules for the digital asset industry.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI CEO Sam \u200dAltman has doubled down on his vision\u2062 for\u200d Worldcoin, following reports the \u2063company was \u200dseeking $50 million in funding.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hewlett \u200bPackard \u2063said on Friday HP Inc\u2019s finance chief Marie Myers would join the server maker as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tokyo-olympics-set-to-go-on-regardless-of-covid-19-pandemic\/\" title=\"Tokyo Olympics Set To Go On \u2018Regardless\u2019 Of COVID-19 Pandemic\">chief financial officer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How can the Florida Republican Party rebuild trust with voters in light of\u2062 this scandal?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Om\/subscribe&#8221;><strong>Subscribe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ziegler took to Twitter \u2063to \u200bdefend himself, claiming that the allegations are politically motivated and part of a broader effort to silence conservative voices.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI won\u2019t\u200b back down. I won\u2019t bow \u200cto \u200bthe dirty political games,\u201d Ziegler tweeted. \u201cI know who\u200d is pulling the puppet strings behind \u200dall of this. I know their \u200bnames and their tactics. But I will not let them silence me or the \u200bFlorida Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Florida Republican Party\u2019s executive committee plans to meet\u2064 in\u2064 January to discuss Ziegler\u2019s future\u200c and potentially elect a new chairman.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the \u2062investigation\u2062 into Ziegler\u2063 continues, and if he is found \u2063guilty, he could face serious consequences, including potential criminal charges and jail time.<\/p>\n<p>This scandal is a major blow to the \u2063Florida Republican\u2062 Party, which had been hoping to build momentum ahead of the 2024 elections. The controversy could not only damage Ziegler\u2019s reputation, but also tarnish the party\u2019s image \u200dand raise questions about its commitment \u2062to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-gov-cuomo-resigns\/\" title=\"N.Y. Gov. Cuomo resigns\">addressing sexual assault allegations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the \u2062investigation unfolds, it is important\u2063 to remember\u2062 the importance of due process and fairness. While the allegations are serious and must be taken seriously, it is \u2063crucial to await the outcome of \u2062the investigation before passing\u200b judgment.<\/p>\n<p>In the \u2064meantime, the Florida Republican Party must focus\u2062 on moving forward and rebuilding trust with\u200b voters. This scandal \u2063serves as a reminder that no individual \u200cis above accountability, and that \u2062leadership\u2064 positions within political parties require individuals of high integrity and moral character.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the party\u2019s ability to navigate and\u200b overcome this scandal will be a test \u2063of its resilience and commitment to its \u200cvalues. Only time \u200cwill tell if the \u2063Florida Republican\u2062 Party can emerge \u200dfrom this controversy stronger and more united.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida GOP strips Chairman Christian Ziegler of authority unanimously<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1209,"featured_media":2128400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2128399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1209"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2128399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2128399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2128400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2128399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2128399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2128399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}